Renewable electricity generation by source in Honduras
Honduras: Renewable electricity generation by source was 0.75 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Renewable electricity generation by source in Honduras, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 0.75 terawatt-hours for renewable electricity generation by source in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity generation by source in Honduras peaked at 0.93 terawatt-hours in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Honduras 60th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable electricity generation by source in Honduras, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0.12 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0.34 terawatt-hours | +183.3% |
| 2013 | 0.31 terawatt-hours | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4 terawatt-hours | +29.0% |
| 2015 | 0.67 terawatt-hours | +67.5% |
| 2016 | 0.58 terawatt-hours | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 0.58 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.93 terawatt-hours | +60.3% |
| 2019 | 0.82 terawatt-hours | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 0.71 terawatt-hours | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 0.77 terawatt-hours | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.69 terawatt-hours | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 0.69 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.75 terawatt-hours | +8.7% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 0.75 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.07 terawatt-hours, 10.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity generation by source in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +183.3% | 0.12 terawatt-hours | 0.34 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.475 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.93 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.722 terawatt-hours | 0.69 terawatt-hours | 0.77 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More energy & mining data for Honduras
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 17.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity generation by source in Honduras?
- Renewable electricity generation by source in Honduras was 0.75 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity generation by source recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 0.93 terawatt-hours in 2018.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity generation by source recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for renewable electricity generation by source?
- Honduras ranks 60th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity generation by source rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity generation by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.